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Easy Summer Reading
It’s Summertime….. and the reading is easy!
Easy Summer Reads (PDF)
#RAINBOWREADS – LGBTQ+ Fiction for Teens
You know that June is Pride month, but did you know that it’s also Rainbow Book Month!? These are just a few of our all-time favorite books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters written for a teen audience.
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Celebrate Juneteenth with Kids
Check out these e-books to share with kids about this holiday which celebrates the day the people of Texas learned about the emancipation proclamation more than two years after it was signed by President Abraham Lincoln.
Rainbow Reads for Kids
You know that June is Pride month, but did you know that it’s also Rainbow Book Month!?
These are just a few of our favorite books featuring LGBTQ+ characters for 4th through 8th grade.
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Picture Books for Pride Month
You know that June is Pride month, but did you know that it’s also Rainbow Book Month!? These are just a few of our favorite picture books celebrating LGBTQ+ children and families available to check out with your library card.
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Books for Young People About Civic Engagement
In a democracy everyone has a voice, including kids! These books are conversation starters about the many ways kids can use their voices to make a difference in their communities and in our world.
LGBTQIA Television: Science Fiction & Fantasy
June is Pride Month and this year marks the 50th anniversary of annual LGBTQ+ Pride traditions. The first Pride march was held in New York City on June 28th, 1970, marking the one year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. The Library of Congress has some great information on the Stonewall Uprising if you aren’t familiar or want to refresh your memory.
Claudette's Kitchen- Plantains
Many of us have seen this over sized banana hanging out in the tropical fruit section of your supermarket and wondering what it is. It is a plantain which is bigger, firmer and has a thick skin and does not taste like a banana.
The plantain is more starchy and needs to be cooked before it can be eaten. Plantains are very popular all over the Caribbean and Central America, but that is not where plantains originated. They are indigenous to the Tropical regions of Southeast Asian.
Anti-Racist Resources
As we seek to understand the deep injustices that have led to this current situation of unrest and calls for urgently needed change, our librarians have come together to produce a list of titles for Adults, Teens and Children that focus on anti-racism. In addition to these lists, there are a number of excellent documentaries dealing with systemic injustice on Kanopy, many of them listed here.
Musician Guess Who – Week #6
Most music these days is made available via various streaming services. Sometimes we lose sight (no pun intended) of what the artist, composer or musician looks like. This is why I am posting 10-12 photos each week of iconic musicians as well as lesser known artists. Let’s see if you can guess who they are.
Keep scrolling down for the answers….
Riddle Me This Week 8
Greetings and Salutations,
“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”
Dr.Seuss One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Here are this week’s riddles!
Not too difficult
I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
Moderately difficult
What did the right eye say to the left eye?